Role Overview

We're seeking professionals to support Financial Crime and Compliance engagements for financial services clients in India. The role focuses on Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Know Your Customer (KYC), Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (ML/TF) risk assessments, policy and process reviews, and regulatory compliance gap assessments.

Key Responsibilities

- Support AML, KYC, Customer Due Diligence (CDD), and Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) framework reviews and assessments.
- Conduct ML/TF risk assessments, including identification of inherent risks, evaluation of controls, and assessment of residual risks.
- Review financial crime policies, procedures, operating models, and controls to assess alignment with applicable regulatory requirements and industry practices.
- Perform regulatory compliance gap assessments and recommend remediation measures to strengthen AML/KYC frameworks.
- Assess transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, customer risk rating, and suspicious transaction reporting processes.
- Support compliance reviews, control testing, process walkthroughs, and documentation of findings and recommendations.
- Assist in developing and updating policies, standard operating procedures (SOPs), risk assessment methodologies,



and control frameworks.
- Engage with client stakeholders across compliance, risk, operations, and technology teams; prepare reports and presentations for management.

Required Skills & Experience

- 2-8 years of relevant experience in AML, KYC, financial crime compliance, risk consulting, or regulatory advisory.
- Prior experience with consulting firms, preferably Big 4 or established risk advisory firms, is strongly preferred.
- Exposure to the Indian domestic financial services sector, including banks, NBFCs, fintechs, and payment service providers.
- Understanding of AML/KYC regulations, PMLA requirements, RBI guidelines, FATF recommendations, and applicable sanctions requirements.
- Experience in ML/TF risk assessments, policy and process reviews, control assessments, and regulatory gap analysis.
- Solid analytical, documentation, report-writing, and stakeholder management skills.

Education Bachelor's or master's degree in Finance, Law, Commerce, Economics, Business Administration, or a related discipline.

Relevant AML, KYC, or financial crime certifications are an added advantage.

📌 Financial Crime & Compliance Consultant (Bengaluru)
🏢 ERM Placement Services
📍 Bengaluru